Author Archives: Harry Brake

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About Harry Brake

Employee of Woodbridge High School, Library Media Specialist, Media crazy! :)

Czarina Shartle – Sharpening the Images of Self Through Artistic Expression

When we received what is not the submission on page 21 of the 2014-2105 Repentino. piece titled, Self Portrait, we were drawn to the image.  It is one of those images we can’t take our eyes away from – and … Continue reading

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Elliott Bird – Saying Much Without Saying Anything

What many don’t realize are that there are amazing pieces submitted to Repentino. every year that often don’t make it into the print publication yet, they are amazing pieces just the same.  Such is the case with Elliott Bird.  One … Continue reading

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Dog Parks and New Hires – Discoveries Inside and Outside of Your Being Making the Difference in EveryDay Life

Many, many times I have fallen into finding a park, finding a way to a particular market or museum, only to find that all this time there is another more efficient, or alternative location, or event, or attraction, that has … Continue reading

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Add one huge dose of Humanity First – Combine with Social Community Media Interests = One Amazing Pizza.

What occurs when two businesses converge in one night to promote one another, knowing they are improving their immediate community?   This rarely occurs, unless you are Yelp and at Pixza on 162 Liverpool in Zona Rosa. Out of say … Continue reading

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Pushing Success Through the Arts – A Silent but Powerful Message

Yes. It is here, the Leonardo DaVinci and Michelangelo exhibition at Belles Artres.  This exhibition, if given a chance, when you soak in the amazing art around you, you realize there is a message at every turn to every visitor, … Continue reading

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Films, In the Past – No Matter When, they Stick with You!

Yes, these are dated films but films just the same worth mentioning that still manage to pull your… …Focus – Will Smith. There is something you need to say about the smoothness and coolness Will Smith brings to any situation … Continue reading

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Exposure to Success, Creativity, and An Educator as a Profession is the Key to Success; A New Outlook.

Education – it’s funny – every time teachers get together and say they do not want to talk shop – well, the ones that truly care are invested do just that – talk shop.  It’s inevitable, if your heart and … Continue reading

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Being a Part of the Excitement is Part of the Game of Learning.

What?  Seriously?  Teaching and learning at the same time?  I have found so many times that being an educator involves challenging yourself everyday to avid burnout  – this involves always trying and engaging in what is new out there.  After … Continue reading

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A Lesson In Integrity – On and Off Stage – The Athletic Excellence & Sportsmanship Gala 2015

There is so much magic in moments.  Many moments that contain that magic happen behind the scenes and maybe that is part of the magic.  As a coach, I opened a whole new door of learning to myself and how … Continue reading

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No Joke, New Acquaintances Every Day

“A man walks into a bar…”   You’ve heard it a thousand times as a opener for jokes.  Walking along Alvaro Obregon a few weeks ago, with the dogs and a friend leaving for the states, we came across a set … Continue reading

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